— decorticator , n.
/dee kawr"ti kayt'/ , v.t., decorticated, decorticating .
1. to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.
2. Surg. to remove the cortex from (an organ or structure).
[ 1605-15; decorticatus (ptp. of decorticare to peel), equiv. to de- DE- + corticatus having bark, shell; see CORTICATE ]